Comments on: Here comes the 5 Series competitor: 2010 Mercedes Benz E-Class

By: sasa

sasa — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:23:44 +0000

loks good and I like it……………..this is a good model of mercedes …………..

By: kamal qarqash

kamal qarqash — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:44:09 +0000

omkom all

By: Mike S.

Mike S. — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:53:45 +0000

Looks nice enough to me, but the column shifter is a deal breaker. What was wrong with the shifter from the current car?

By: nazam

nazam — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:17:17 +0000

looks nasty i dnt undstand wat hapn to them

By: Lance

Lance — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:15:23 +0000

Exterior: The front is rather squarely designed, but the side and rear is curved (flabby). So they don’t match. Actually the car does not look new, it looks dated already.

Interior: Oneboring dull design, don’t know if it’s the picture clolour that contributed to that. But I must add that the current 5 Series interior is terrible with all those black pieces of plastic on the dash. So although this interior is not attractive compared to the new Z4, new7, X5 and X6, I would take the E’s interior over the current 5.

Like some of you said, MB is targeting older people and maybe they like these styles that are not considered style any more by the majority, who are younger generations in our society

By: Josh B

Josh B — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:08:32 +0000

The same exterior as the current model with a few minor changes that non purists are likely to notice-(back lights) the front lights are a bit squerar and the interiour doesnt look M.B at all. The current E class has a fantastic interiour but not the new one. The current E-class is a clear winner. I am sure this one is not. Both BMW and Audi will release better cars and to be honest they need to. My dad had had the current E500 and loved it, much better then the 5er. (now he drives a 750Li I think Mercedes is taking advantage of their loyal custemers. Triking them into bying something which doesnt deserve the asking price. It will still sell well and M.B knows that. Hopfully they will sufer with this model.

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:38:40 +0000

@Artmic: Apparently many MB fans love it. They like the retro kinda style. Honestly, look at BMW, they came out with some amazing interior designs lately, but they are still going back a bit with the same driver oriented approach.

By: Artmic

Artmic — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:23:24 +0000

Wow the interior looks like an Epic “FAIL”.
the exterior looks like horrible, reminds me of the 97 E class which in my opinion looked like an ugly tank.

By: Gragop

Gragop — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:28:26 +0000

@Horatiu B.: That's a good point, sort of looks like a 190E interior with a computer screen added in.

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:45:49 +0000

From what i can see, Mercedes is going retro with their interior. Some people like that and they love the 90’s interior design, but of course, there is the other younger crowd that doesn’t dig it.

By: Gragop

Gragop — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:42:20 +0000

@kodey:

It’ll sell if only because of the star on the hood – never underestimate status seekers – and I say that not intending to insult Benz enthusiasts.

By: kodey

kodey — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:19:24 +0000

umm C class anyone? cheap interior and exterior if this thing sells im going to be amazed looks just like the c class, on the outside any way.

By: Gil

Gil — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:16:37 +0000

Hrm… kinda not too exciting. Doesn’t make me drool, and doesn’t put it on my list of “what car I want to buy next year” type of thing. Whereas the Z4 is definitely on that list, and makes me drool…. heh heh.

By: The Lee

The Lee — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:51:57 +0000

@miles: That's because if he had a 535i in the early 90's, he didn't have those. They didn't introduce them until '95.

By: E92-TORONTO

E92-TORONTO — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:45:17 +0000

THE FRONT OF NEW E LOOK LIKE CRAP, VERY SIMILAR TO LEXUS GS.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:38:50 +0000

New E-class = FAIL. Unresolved and cheap looking exterior, square and old-looking interior. Where is the love here? Did no one care about injecting some passion into the design?

5 series will continue to dominate for those who care about driving dynamics.

At this point, I think Audi has a tremendous opportunity to steam MB’s sales. Audi will also struggle to get BMW owners into their cars b/c inferior handling, but MB’s customers will be looking for alternatives. Audi’s styling and build quality trump anything MB has to offer.

By: miles

miles — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:29:12 +0000

having**

By: miles

miles — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:28:48 +0000

@The Lee: idk they may look ok on some cars but to me they remind me of a honda odyssey. funny cuz my father had an e34 535i in the early 90's and i dont remember it have those..huh

By: The Lee

The Lee — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:24:15 +0000

@miles: That "scrunched" look is something BMW has been doing for the last decade or so. It's actually a pretty highly sought-after door panel in the e34 world. I wouldn't mind having a set myself if I actually cared enough to put forth the effort into finding them.

By: miles

miles — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:31:44 +0000

i also hate scrunched up leather like in the doors..thats what toyotas and hondas have…what is that? it looks like the people were too lazy to stretch it out and make it look clean!